• New Year, New Goals

    With the new year recently arrived, and the end of the World avoided, it’s time to contemplate my resolutions, goals, and projects. I use these interchangeably, because I use projects to decide what I want to accomplish. Most New Year’s Resolutions are short lived, and fall by the wayside. Life’s...


  • Handling Life Changes

    One of the strengths of using a productivity system is that a routine develops.  I find I know when to do different things each day, like I have a daily auto-pilot.  Change in life can occur suddenly, and throw off your well designed system and routine.  When my schedule unexpectedly changes I...


  • My Current Middle Way Method Productivity System

    Over the years as my productivity method has evolved the system I have used has changed.  I have bounced between trying to use various digital systems, to using various planner and notebook systems.  In the course of all of this I have found a use for digital tools as well...


  • Ten Tips For Improved Productivity and Success

    I thought about ways to improve productivity and increase your success. Here is my list of ten tips for improved productivity and success. Keep hesitation to a minimum. Take your big idea and try it on a smaller scale. Make failure a stepping stone to success. Define the scope and...


  • Using a Tickler System

    The last article I wrote went over how to make a Forty-three Folders Tickler system.  I described how to put it together to make it ready for use.  I want to go over some uses for the system this time.  The tickler system is useful for managing papers.  Think of...